Sofa-bed.



A. G. KLOPPING.

SOFA BED.

APPLICATION mum 11111.10, 1911.

993,691. Patented May 30, 1911.

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A. G. KLOPPING. SOFA BED. APPLIOATIOH FILED JA X. 19, 1911.

Patented May 30, 19-11.

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INT/"ENTER A. 0. KLOPPING.

SOFA BED.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 19, 1911.

Patented m 30, 1911.

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k NEEEEE' A. G. KLOPPING.

. SOFK BED.

urmonxox FILED 1111.10, 1911.

Patented May 30, 1911.

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Fig 5 apparent that a lower forward portion of each end thereof coacting with a stoplug 12, which is secured to the frame 2 in suitable position for such purpose, as shown in Fig. [3. It is hangingof the front 4: in this manner will enable it to open much farther than would be possible if it were hin ed at i's lower edge'to the back-frame, as t e pivotal point thereof is thus disposed above the seat-frame 13 and the upholstering thereof, so that such parts will not interfere with an opening of the front. This construction of front 4'also when open provides a box into which pillows, etc., may be deposited.

The seat frame 13 of the davenport comprises the opposite ends 14, the front-piece 15 and the rear piece 16, the backpiecabeing of much shallower form than the front piece 15 as shown. The seat frame is mounted for pivotal movements within the davenport frame, and for such purpose is' shown in the present case as having plates 17 secured to each end thereof, each of which is working in a vertical guide 18 secured to the associated davenport end 1, and having its opposite end connected by a link 19 to a pivot stud located-below the lowest point of as'shownin Fig. 2. This form of tumbling means and its manner of operation is the same as that described in my former application Serial No. 572,233 filed July 16, 1910. The tumbling means for the seat frame for'in no part ,of my present invention, however,

' and mayisbe of any suitable form.

The seat frame 13 carries the bed-frame which is shown as comprising the three major sections 20, 21 and 22 which are of substantially equal length and adapted to fold one over another within the seat frame, as indicated in Fig. 1, or to be opened out into horizontal alinement, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 5. The inner frame section 20 has the cross-bar 23 at its inner end, while the outer section 22 is provided at its outer end with the cross-bar 24. The side bars of the intermediate bed-frame section 21 are foldably connected at their inner ends to the outer ends of the side bars of the inner frame section 20 through the medium of the links 25 and 26, which links are pivoted at their inner oradjacent ends to a standard 27 rising rigidly from the associated end of the rear piece 16 of. the seat frame, when such frame is in inverted position. The outer ends of the links 25 and 26 are ivoted, as indicated, to the respective en s of the bars of the bed-frame sections 20 and 21. The adjacent ends of the 1 bars of the bed-frame sections 21 and 22 are pivotally connected by single links 28, which links are braced apart by a transverse provided with a stud adjacent one end for movement of the plate stud in the guide 18' brace-bar 29, that is bowed downwardly from adjacent one end to the other thereof, and has its-ends pivoted in the lower central portions of the links 28 to fold therewith upon a folding of, the bedframe within the seat frame. The bars of the bedframe sections and the connecting links are preferably of angle iron with the adjacent ends of the horizontal flanges thereof abutting when the frame is unfolded and with the vertical flanges thereof lapping each other and pivoted links 25 are adapted to fold to right-angle position relative to the brace 20, while the outerends of the vertical flanges of the links 26 are cut as at 30 to coact with the horizontal flanges of the bars 21 when said links and bars have been folded 'to less than a rightangled position relative to each other, as shown in Fig. 1. The ends of the ver tical flanges of the links 28 lap within the adjacent ends of the frame bars 21 and 22 and are fashioned to permit a placing of the links 28 at right angles to both ofthe bars 21 and 22, as shown in Fig. 1.

The standards 27 are provided at their upper ends with laterally projecting apertured ears 31,31 which provide bearings for a pivot bolt 32 to which the inner ends of the links 25 and 26 are pivoted through the medium of the inverted U-shaped brackets 33, one of which is secured to the inner end of each of such links, as shown. This manner of supporting the links 25 and '26- provides broadened bearings therefor to strengthen the same against, lateral twisting movements which might be exerted thereon together as shown. The

by strains applied to the bed-bottom fabric,

which is intended to be attached to the horizontal flanges of the bed-frame bars. The brackets 33 which are attached to the links 26 have tongues 33. projecting inwardly from the UDClQlf SIdCS thereof and coacting with the under sides of the other brackets.

33 to limit the relative opening pivotal movements of the links 25 and 26, as is apparent.

A set of legs 34, which are adapted to support the bedaframe adjacent the links 28 are pivoted at their upper ends to the bars 21 and when set up are braced against folding movement relative to such bars by braces 35, as shown. A similar set of legs 36 supports the outer end of the frame and is braced in a manner similar to the legs 34:.

37 designates a foot board or frame which a is pivoted to the frame bars 22, as at 38-, to

adapt it to fold over the adjacent end of a mattress mounted on the bed frame and in parallel positionwith the bars 22;

The inner bed-frame section 20, when the bed-frame is open or in folded position, is supported at the sides thereof by links 39 which pivot at their lower ends, when the seat frame is in inverted position, to brackets 40 secured to the inner sides of the seat frame ends and have their upper ends prowithin.

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aided with pivot studs llwhich project guideslots 42 provided in bars ll-3,

1, :whiclrlnns are secured to the sides of the frame bars uljaccnt the rear ends thereof asshown' in .l."igs. 3 and 9.

to the stud 41 of the adjacent link 39, whereby afolding movement of the links 26 will 1 eli'ectyreaiwvard movements of the links 30 relative tolhc bed-frame section 20, the

.u stud'sez il working in the guide-bars d3 dun .lng such movement, thus causing the bed- ..frame section 20 to lower within the seat Ithebedframe links 26 is such that the low- 811mg of the rear end of the hed-trame sec- -tion20,whioh is etl'ectcd by the lowering movement of the links 3!), will be proportionate to the lowering of the outeror pivot nends of sucl'l section, which is caused by the swinging of the links into vertical pos1- L tionupon a folding of the bed-frame. l

T0 fold the bed-frame, supposing the isamei'to be in open position, as shown in Flgsntiz and 5, the operator first folds the "foot piece 31 over upon the heddrame seclotion 22then folds t 1e section 22 upon the w secti'on21, and the sections 21 and 22 are '1 then raised and turned over the inner sectionwith thesection 22 disposed between the sections 20'and 21 in propc'r spaced relation thereto to accommodate the single or double thicknesses of the mattress asthe case may be,v During the folding of the sections 21 and "22 over the section 20 the ends 30 of the links 26 coact with'the horizontal flanges of the sections 21 to effect a positive turning of such-links with the section 21 when the latter has reached a predetermined point in its turning movement, and the turning of the links 26 ln this manner actuates the bars 44 to move the upper ends of the links 39 rearwardly relative to the frame section 20 to effect a lowering of such section into substantially: parallel relation to the links 39, the links 25 also lowering upon their pivots for such purpose.

It is apparent that I have provided a simple, strong and durable form of bed-davcnport, the bed frameot' which adapted to be compactly folded length-\vise within the scat so as to materially shorten davenports of this class over those previously made and to adapt them for use in much smaller spaces than ,has heretofore been possible,

The purpose of connecting the sections 20 and 21 by the double links and 263 instead of by a single set of links is to permit an angling of such connection when the iHtlframe is folded as shown in Fig. I, so that y the seat-frame may be turned at a less dis- A bar or link, l t" connects each of the l. e(l-it'rame links 26 I wish it understood that my invention is not limited to any specific construction or arrangement of the parts except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

- Ha ving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,--

1. In a davenport, a hollow back having a forward opening front portion, and hanging means for said front portion adapted to permit the upper end of such portion to swing forwardly and downwardly and the lower rear edge thereof to move up in a straight line.

2. In an article of the class described, a hollow back having a forwardly opening front portion, said front portion having a swinging pivot located above the lower end thereof.

3. In all-article of the class described, a hollow back having a forwardly opening front portion, and swinging links pivotally suspending said front ortion from the sta tionary part of the bacll.

4. In an article of the class described,,a hollow back having a forwardly openin front portion, and links pivotallylattachedto and extending downwardly from a stationary portion of the back and pivotally attaching to the front portion thereof above its lower end.

In an article of the class described, a hollow back comprising a rear stationary part and a forwardly opening front art, and links pivotally suspending the out part from the rear part and attaching to the front part above its lower end, the' lower rear edge of said front part having sliding contact with the rear opened.

6. In an article of the class described, a hollow back having a rear stationary part and a box-like forwardly opening front part, and swinging means pivotally suspending the front part from the rear part and attaching to the front part above the lower edge thereof.

7. In an article of the class described, a hollow back having a stationary rear part and a forwardly oening box-like front part, links swin ing y suspending the front part from the tick part and attaching to the front part above the lower edge thereof, and anti-friction means carried by the lower rear edge of the front part for rolling contact with the rear part when the front part is being opened, said rear and front parts having portions which cooperate to limit the relative opening movementsthereof.

8. in an article of the class described, an invertible seat frame, a multiple section bedframe carried thereby, said bed-frame comprising at least three major sections having,

links pivotally connecting the same and bepart when beinging foldable Within the seat frame to place the major sections in spaced relation one over another.

9., In an article of the class described, an invertible seat frame, a bed-frame carried by the seat frame and comprising three major sections, double sets of linksconnecting the two inner sections and single sets of links connecting the two outer sections, the .whole being foldable within the seat frame to place the major sections one over another therein.

10. In an article of the class described, an invertible seat frame, standards rising from the rear edge of such frame when in inverted position, a multiple section bedframe mounted on such standards and com prising at least three major sections and connecting sections therefor, the Whole being foldable within the seat frame with the major sections disposed one over another therein.

11. In an article of the class described, an inverted seat frame having parts forming bearings at an edge thereof, a bed-frame comprising at least three major sections and l connecting sectlons therefor, the connecting sections between two of the major sections being pivotally carried by said bearing parts, legs carried by a part of the bedframe sections to cooperate with the seat frame to support the bed-frame when in un folded position, said bed-frame and legs being capable of folding within the seat frame with the major sections disposed one over another;

.12. In an article of the class described, an invertible seat frame, a bed-frame foldably carried by said seat frame and comprising atleast three major sections and eesgoe tions disposed one over another, and means connecting a portion of the connecting sec-- tions and the inner major section of the bedframe to effect vertical movements of the inner section within the seat frame when the bed frame is folded or unfolded.

13. In an article of the class described, an invertible seat frame,-a bed-frame carried thereby and comprising at least three major sections and connecting links therefor, said connecting links being adapted to permit a folding of the bed-frame to place the major sections in substantial parallelism with each other, with the outer section'disposed intermediate the other sections, the links connecting the inner and intermediate sections being pivoted to a part of the seat frame, and means laterally bracing the connebting links of the two outer sections.

14. In an article of the class described, an invertible seat frame, a multip'lesection bed-frame. carried thereby and capable of lengthwise folding therein with. at least one section thereof disposed between two other sections thereof, a foot piece foldably carried at the outer end of the outer bedframe section, and means attached to the outer bed-frame sections and adaptedflto cooperate with the seat frame to support the bed-frame in unfolded position. y

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

M. G. GAsnELL, C. W. OWEN.

ADOLPH c. KLorr Ne. 

